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Stereotype

很多hěn duō外国人wài guó rén可能kě néng会huì对duì中国Zhōng guó和hé中国人Zhōng guó rén有yǒu一些yī xiē刻板印象kè bǎn yìn xiàng。

比如bǐ rú,中国人Zhōng guó rén都dōu会huì功夫gōng fu,每měi个gè人rén家jiā里lǐ都dōu有yǒu一yī只zhī大熊猫dà xióng māo,中国人Zhōng guó rén都dōu喜欢xǐ huan吃chī猫māo肉ròu和hé狗gǒu肉ròu等děng。

事实shì shí上shàng,如果rú guǒ你nǐ来lái过guo中国Zhōng guó,就jiù会huì发现fā xiàn中国Zhōng guó并bìng不是bù shì这样zhè yàng的de。

中国人Zhōng guó rén不是bù shì都dōu不bù喜欢xǐ huan说话shuō huà,中国Zhōng guó学生xué shēng也yě不是bù shì都dōu只zhǐ擅长shàn cháng数学shù xué…

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大多数dà duō shù人rén其实qí shí对duì中国Zhōng guó并bìng不bù了解liǎo jiě。

不仅bù jǐn是shì对duì中国Zhōng guó,人们rén men对duì其他qí tā国家guó jiā也yě会huì有yǒu一些yī xiē刻板印象kè bǎn yìn xiàng。

我们wǒ men能néng做zuò的de就jiù是shì多duō和hé这zhè个gè国家guó jiā的de人rén交流jiāo liú,去qù这zhè个gè国家guó jiā看kàn看kàn,才cái能néng真正zhēn zhèng了解liǎo jiě他们tā men的de生活shēng huó和hé文化wén huà,消除xiāo chú误解wù jiě。

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Vocabulary 69 words

ChinesePinyinEnglish
很多 hěn duōmany; a lot of
外国人 wài guó rénforeigner
可能 kě néngmight (happen) / maybe / perhaps
会 huìto be likely to; to be sure to
对 duìtowards; at; for / concerning; regarding
中国 Zhōng guóChina
和 héand; together with
中国人 Zhōng guó rénChinese person
有 yǒuto have; there is
一些 yī xiēsome; a few; a little; (following an adjective) slightly ...er
刻板印象 kè bǎn yìn xiàngstereotype
比如 bǐ rúfor example; for instance; such as
都 dōuall; both; entirely
功夫 gōng fuskill / art / kung fu / labor / effort
每 měieach / every
个 gèclassifier for people or objects in general
人 rénperson; people
家 jiāhome / family / (polite) my (sister, uncle etc)
里 lǐlining / interior / inside
一 yīone / single / a (article)
只 zhīclassifier for birds and certain animals, one of a pair, some utensils, vessels etc
大熊猫 dà xióng māogiant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca)
喜欢 xǐ huanto like; to be fond of
吃 chīto eat; to consume / to eat at
猫 māocat / (loanword) (coll.) modem
肉 ròumeat / flesh / pulp (of a fruit)
狗 gǒudog
等 děngand so on; etc.; et al. / (used to end an enumeration)
事实 shì shífact
上 shàng(noun suffix) on; above
如果 rú guǒif; in case; in the event that
你 nǐyou
来 láito come
过 guo(experienced action marker)
就 jiùin that case; then
发现 fā xiànto notice; to become aware of / to discover; to find; to detect
并 bìng(not) at all
不是 bù shìis not
这样 zhè yàngthis way; like this; so
的 deemphatic particle (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis)
不 bùno; not so
说话 shuō huàto speak / to say / to talk / to gossip / to tell stories
学生 xué shēngstudent / schoolchild
也 yěalso; too; as well; (not ...) either
擅长 shàn chángto be good at; to be expert in
数学 shù xuémathematics
大多数 dà duō shù(great) majority
其实 qí shíactually; in fact; really
了解 liǎo jiěto understand / to realize / to find out
不仅 bù jǐnnot just; not limited to / (as a correlative conjunction) not only (..., but also ...)
是 shìto be (followed by substantives only)
人们 rén menpeople
其他 qí tāother / (sth or sb) else / the rest
国家 guó jiācountry; nation; state
我们 wǒ menwe; us; ourselves; our
能 néngcan / to be able to / might possibly
做 zuòto do; to engage in; to hold (a party etc)
多 duōmany; much; more; a lot of
这 zhèthis; these
交流 jiāo liúcommunication / interaction / to have social contact (with sb)
去 qùto go, to go to
看 kànto see; to look at / to read / to watch / to visit; to call on / to consider; to regard as / to look after / to treat (a patient or illness) / to depend on / to feel (that) / (after a verb) to give it a try / to watch out for
才 cáithen and only then
真正 zhēn zhèngreally; indeed
他们 tā menthey; them
生活 shēng huólife / livelihood
文化 wén huàculture / civilization
消除 xiāo chúto eliminate / to remove
误解 wù jiěmisunderstanding